August by Chicago and Smitty (R)
Fandom: Batfamily
Characters: Dick/Babs, Bruce, Tim, Dinah, Cass, OCs.
Length: It’s long, but worth every word
Warnings: Violence, graphic medical details.
Spoilers: This fic is set in an alternate, not-too-distant future DCU, based on a pre-Infinite Crisis version of continuity.
Author: Chicago and Smitty
Why this must be read/seen: While Dick/Babs is the primary romance in this story, for all intents and purposes it’s an all-encompassing examination of the Batfamily in crisis, facing the inevitable mortality of one of their own. It’s brutally raw, but amazingly well-crafted, well-researched, and precise in detail. There’s really almost no character or connection that feels forced or underrepresented here.
Exerpt: This was the day he had to ignore the aches in his body, the exhaustion that leeched at his senses. He had to forget the anger and pain he felt at Dick's injuries. He had to forget that there were people waiting for him at home.
He had to keep watching, not let the assassin or his weapon out of his sight. He had to keep up.
He had to.
Link: August
Characters: Dick/Babs, Bruce, Tim, Dinah, Cass, OCs.
Length: It’s long, but worth every word
Warnings: Violence, graphic medical details.
Spoilers: This fic is set in an alternate, not-too-distant future DCU, based on a pre-Infinite Crisis version of continuity.
Author: Chicago and Smitty
Why this must be read/seen: While Dick/Babs is the primary romance in this story, for all intents and purposes it’s an all-encompassing examination of the Batfamily in crisis, facing the inevitable mortality of one of their own. It’s brutally raw, but amazingly well-crafted, well-researched, and precise in detail. There’s really almost no character or connection that feels forced or underrepresented here.
Exerpt: This was the day he had to ignore the aches in his body, the exhaustion that leeched at his senses. He had to forget the anger and pain he felt at Dick's injuries. He had to forget that there were people waiting for him at home.
He had to keep watching, not let the assassin or his weapon out of his sight. He had to keep up.
He had to.
Link: August